About 8,400 faculties had been estimated to be shut or partially closed on the primary day of strike motion
Greater than half of faculties had been both completely or partially closed as we speak throughout trainer strikes, authorities knowledge exhibits.
Secondary faculties had been rather more closely impacted, in comparison with particular and first faculties, the Division for Training’s attendance knowledge reveals.
Of these the place the varsity’s standing was recognized, 54 per cent – about 8,400 faculties – had been estimated to be closed or partially closed.
Damaged down, 9.3 per cent had been closed and an extra 44.7 per cent had been open however limiting attendance. One other 45.9 per cent had been totally open.
Training Secretary Gillian Keegan stated she was “very grateful” to headteachers “for all their work to maintain our faculties open and to minimise the affect of as we speak’s strike motion”.
“One college closure is simply too many, and it stays deeply disappointing that the NEU proceeded with this disruptive motion – however many academics, head academics and assist employees have proven that youngsters’s schooling and wellbeing should all the time come first.
By college sort, 82.6 per cent of secondaries had been closed or partially, in comparison with 71.2 per cent of particular faculties and 47.8 per cent of primaries.
Damaged down additional for secondary faculties, 17.4 per cent had been totally open, 73.6 per cent open however limiting attendance and 9 per cent closed.
At major degree, 52.1 per cent had been open, 38.7 per cent partially open and 9.1 per cent closed.
Lastly for particular faculties, 28.8 per cent had been open, 57.7 per cent partially and 13.5 per cent closed.
Training secretary ‘placed on discover’
In whole, 77 per cent of major, secondary and particular faculties nationwide submitted attendance figures to the DfE by 2pm as we speak.
In the meantime, knowledge from college administration info system Arbor Training confirmed practically 40 per cent of pupils missed college as we speak. If extrapolated nationwide, it equated to three.2 million pupils.
In an announcement, joint Nationwide Training Union normal secretary’s Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney stated sooner or later’s disruption is “is dwarfed by the long-term harm attributable to authorities coverage on schooling funding, on workload, and on pay”.
“Right now, we put the schooling secretary on discover. She has till our subsequent strike day for England, 28 February, to vary her stance. NEU members don’t need to go on strike once more.”
Keegan added: “Conversations with unions are ongoing and I might be persevering with discussions round pay, workload, recruitment and retention, and extra.”
